5 reasons to love Barcelona
It almost seems unfair that one city with a population of more than 1.5 million people should boast so many wonderful tourist attractions: beaches, fantastic […]
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YOUR favourite travel souvenirs
A recent blog post here at Man vs World sparked a bit of lively banter about what kind of souvenirs travellers pick up on their […]
Disneyland Paris: the happiest place in Europe
Zippity doo dah, zippity yay, my oh my what a wonderful day… Visiting Disneyland Paris is a fantastic way to spend a day – and […]
Menaced by tigers, swarmed by giraffes in Thailand
Like a scene out of Jurassic Park we drove through the armoured gates at Kanchaburi Safari Park Open Zoo ready to meet the hungry predators […]
A day-tripper’s delight in Dalat
Within ten minutes of arriving in Dalat or Da Lat (I’m still not sure which) I was prepared to do whatever it took to get […]
The surprising Singapore crane dance
What if I told you I was resting down by the harbour in Singapore when what I thought was a piece of industrial equipment transformed […]
Wrestling crocodiles in Bangkok
Anything goes in Bangkok. The same city that sells bogus labelled clothing, pirated DVDs and fake IDs to travellers on a busy street in the […]
Springtime for Berlin
Nobody told me there would be days like this, lounging on a beach chair in the sun, sipping ice-cold beer as boats lazily float past. […]
A ghost town overrun by giant Easter eggs
Because Europe all but shuts down on Easter Sunday – and there’s only so much to do in a chilly and mermaid-less Copenhagen – I […]
The case of Copenhagen’s missing mermaid
Imagine you went to Paris and the Eiffel Tower wasn’t there. Or you went to see Big Ben in London but it had been loaned […]
The brutality of the killing fields (not for the squeamish)
Bone fragments, teeth and pieces of fabric litter the ground next to a gnarled and knotted tree against which babies and small children had their […]
Places that give the worst first impressions
Within ten minutes of arriving in the Vietnamese town of Dalat I was ready to throw in the towel. Lost, hungry and tired of playing […]